Oakland getting more mini-parks
Oakland is expanding the number "parklets" to bring more green to urban residents.
Author Archives: Paul Epstein
Planets on the Sand
The universe: sparse matter, mostly vacuum. Almost every year since 2004, Dave Grossman and Pat Mundy have installed a temporary scale model of the solar system on Stinson Beach to...
Lines of defense
Right after completing his undergraduate degree in biological sciences at UC Davis, Fresno-born Mike Lynes went to work out in the field. But after working as a scientist for several...
Fearless with Feathers
Rich Stallcup is viewed by the ornithological community as a "legend in his own time" for the breadth and depth of his knowledge, and for his commitment to education and...
Speaking of Sonoma Mountain
Nancy Shelby, director of the theater group Word for Word Performing Arts Company, is taking on the work of Native American storyteller Greg Sarris. In a new piece, they explore...
Paddling to the sea
Jessie Raeder was an energetic high school student when a bitter dispute erupted over the use of chemicals to eradicate pike in Lake Davis in favor of native trout. Nowadays...
Imaginations from the sky
Originally working in packaged design, Robyn Hodess became a landscape painter after a cross country plane ride sparked her imagination. Her landscapes look like they exist, somewhere, but are actually...
Caching nature
Lee Van Der Bokke is a world-class geocacher - someone who hides, and searches for, "caches"—hidden containers of different sizes that are tagged and located using GPS (global positioning system)...
A blogger’s mission to save state parks
It started out as a patriotic effort to show fellow citizens what they didn't know they were missing before it was gone. But in her mission to visit and blog...
Charles Kennard: Eclectic Environmentalist
From taking photos to weaving ornamental beehives and tule boats, Charles Kennard's art is inspired by nature.
